“We were having extraordinary growth. We were creating growth that would pay down the debt over time.”
Steven Mnuchin
Treasury Secretary. in an interview on Fox News Sunday. Claim dated 6 Sep 2020.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
He was referring to a debt-to-GDP ratio but it was only true if one accepted the rosy scenario offered by the administration, different than other forecasts.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Steven Mnuchin (Treasury Secretary) made this claim around 6 September 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
- foxnews.comhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/mnuchin-warns-democrats-against-challenging-trumps-execu…
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